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Name the compound below: (It has a hexagon shape and both OH and -CH2-CH3 are bonded to the same Carbon)Group of answer choicesethylcyclohexanol1-ethyl-1-cyclohexanol1-ethylcyclohexanol1-ethylhexanol

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Name the compound below: (It has a hexagon shape and both OH and -CH2-CH3 are bonded to the same Carbon)Group of answer choicesethylcyclohexanol1-ethyl-1-cyclohexanol1-ethylcyclohexanol1-ethylhexanol

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Solution

The correct name for the compound is 1-ethylcyclohexanol.

Here's the step-by-step reasoning:

  1. The base name of the compound is determined by the longest carbon chain. In this case, it's a cyclohexane (a six-carbon ring), so the base name is cyclohexanol (since there's an -OH group attached making it an alcohol).

  2. The ethyl group (-CH2-CH3) is a substituent on the cyclohexanol. In IUPAC nomenclature, we number the carbons in the ring such that the substituents get the lowest possible numbers.

  3. Since both the -OH group and the ethyl group are attached to the same carbon, they both get the number 1.

  4. The name is then constructed by putting the substituents in alphabetical order before the base name. In this case, "ethyl" comes before "ol" (from alcohol), so the name is 1-ethylcyclohexanol.

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